From the Presidents Chair

Dear Members and Friends, Wishing you all a very happy 2018, and hoping that the forthcoming year brings an increased sense of hope and maybe even some peace in our otherwise troubled world, particularly in the Middle East. As most of you know, in our little community we work hard to keep the show on […]

The High Holy Days are well behind us now and it is my pleasure to thank Daniel for leading on the services so brilliantly over the past month or so. We had fantastic attendance for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and for the Simchat Torah Services. Thank you too to our Chatan Torah, Nick and Poppy […]

Dear Members and Friends Firstly let me wish you and your friends and families a Shana Tova, and well over the fast. I am conscious at these times, as I’m sure we all are, of the lives lost around us, and this year is no exception. We have had shocking terrorist atrocities in this country […]

From the Bimah

As we close the book of Genesis we are told how Jacob during his last years made an impact on the lives of the Egyptians among whom he had been living for seven-teen years. The narrative tells us that there was a great sense of grief among the Egyptian nation who mourned his passing. Jacob […]

Being interviewed on his 92nd birthday, the late Lord Weidenfeld was asked, “Most people if they reach your age think about slowing down. You seem to be speeding up. Why is that?” He replied, “When you reach 92 you begin to see the door closing, and I have so much to do before the door […]

My attention was recently drawn to an article contained in The Times newspaper which featured the role model initiative by Maidenhead’s Reform Rabbi Jonathan Romain. It reads: “Jonathan Romain has bucked the trend and grown his flock by opening the doors to anyone with a bright idea. Romain is of the view that it is […]